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The news follows a previous round of job cuts that Microsoft made to its Xbox division just three months after closing the Activision Blizzard deal. With those 1900 jobs, this new round brings the ...
Microsoft will soon, depending on when this latest round of layoffs are actioned, have let go over 2,500 total staff since purchasing Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. An internal memo shared ...
Microsoft settles the antitrust lawsuit over its $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, with undisclosed terms and no refiling allowed. Game Pass price hikes and changes post-acquisition draw FTC ...
The layoffs continue to pile up for the gaming industry as Microsoft cuts 650 positions within Xbox. According to CNBC, a memo from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Sp ...
The acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, which added brands like King and Zenimax, has expanded Microsoft's gaming portfolio, requiring a realignment to manage the larger operations and improve ...
Microsoft settled on Monday an antitrust lawsuit contesting its $69 billion dollar acquisition deal to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022. Details of the settlement were not disclosed in court ...
The Republican-controlled FTC is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision faced a lot of pushback from the likes of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) when its plans were announced, but one group that didn't give up even after the ...
Microsoft Corp., 681 F. Supp.3d 1069 (N.D. Cal. 2023), denying the Commission's application for a preliminary injunction to block the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. by Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, however, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would file an appeal in December 2023 in an attempt to overturn the court ...
Microsoft’s tumultuous attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard has largely focused on the voices of its competitors (namely Sony). But of all who are likely to feel the acquisition’s impact ...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Santa Monica video game publisher Activision Blizzard hit headwinds earlier this month when the Federal Trade Commission announced its intent to block the $68.7 ...